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Ga. Supreme Court upholds Walker Co. man's life sentence in 'road rage' murder
The Georgia Supreme Court unanimously agreed to uphold the sentencing for convicted murder Lance Coleman Rockholt of Ringgold, according to Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit district attorney Herbert “Buzz” Franklin. On Monday, May 7,
Updated: 05/11/2012 03:12P
Jurors in Hudson slayings case ask for video footage as they keep deliberating
Amy Thompson, second from right, defense attorney for William Balfour, and her team return from hearing a question from the jury during deliberations at Cook County Criminal Court, Friday, May 11, 2012, in Chicago. Balfour, is charged in the 2008
Updated: 05/11/2012 03:07P
Davis brother unfit for trial, sent to psychiatric facility
The Washington Post reports that Davis will be brought back to court after 60 days to determine if his condition improves with medication or treatment. Davis has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Gary Dederichs, a tourist whom Davis
Updated: 05/11/2012 03:05P
Davis brother unfit for trial, sent to psychiatric facility
The Washington Post reports that Davis will be brought back to court after 60 days to determine if his condition improves with medication or treatment. Davis has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Gary Dederichs, a tourist whom Davis
Updated: 05/11/2012 03:05P
Is social media disrupting your trials? Try talking to jurors
On Wednesday morning, Tweetdeck blinked with a missive from CNBC sports business reporter Darren Rovell, live from jury duty at a court in New Jersey. "Thinking of saying that if they pick me on a jury, I would do a Twitter poll to determine the
Updated: 05/11/2012 03:01P
Maryland Court of Appeals to the Left of Liberal 9th Circuit
All of this is to say just how far outside the mainstream the Maryland Court of Appeals was in its outlandish decision in Alonzo Jay King, Jr. v. State. The facts of the case are straightforward. In April 2009, King was arrested in Wicomico County on
Updated: 05/11/2012 02:18P
Turkey puts 1980 coup leaders on trial?
The fourth hearing in the trial of the leaders of Turkey's 1980 coup d'tat has been held at a court in Ankara. This while dozens of other generals have been arrested as part of the recently launched probes into their alleged roles in the past military
Updated: 05/11/2012 02:16P
RPT-Alzheimer's research fraud case set for trial
By Toni Clarke BOSTON, May 10 (Reuters) - Two Harvard teaching hospitals and a prominent Alzheimer's disease researcher accused of using falsified data to obtain a government research grant are set to stand trial after a federal appeals court said this
Updated: 05/11/2012 02:14P
Man guilty of raping teen girl
By court reporter | Saturday, May 12, 2012 6:00 A 57-year-old Wanganui man has been found guilty of rape after a three-day trial in the Wanganui District Court. Peter Lockhart had faced a representative charge of sexual violation by rape committed on
Updated: 05/11/2012 02:12P
Man guilty of raping teen girl
By court reporter | Saturday, May 12, 2012 6:00 A 57-year-old Wanganui man has been found guilty of rape after a three-day trial in the Wanganui District Court. Peter Lockhart had faced a representative charge of sexual violation by rape committed on
Updated: 05/11/2012 02:12P
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